Sanitise the tap and then drive into your keystone (using a rubber mallet) the hard taper will create a seal against the cask that will not leak if inserted with force. Once the ale has settled you can draw of a sample to check clarity, the smooth opening and closing action won't disrupt the hops

Prevent hops entering your ale line, or your customers beer with a hop strainer. The mesh is perfectly sized to let through the optimum flow of ale whilst still being fine enough to ensure that only liquids pass through. By using a rubber of medium density, the strainer will act as a gasket betwe